Jimi Agbaje, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) gubernatorial candidate in Lagos state, says he will free Lagos state from Alphabeta Consulting.

According to Agbaje, Alphabeta Consulting receives a particular — unknown — percentage of every dime Lagos earns in taxes and revenues, which he says is against international best practices.
“I could be here all day talking about Free Lagos. Let me start from the basic freedom of information Act, Lagos is still run like a closed shop, like a private company,” Agbaje told Channels TV on Sunday Politics.
“Lagos has refused to domesticate the freedom of information bill, so we don’t know what plays out in Lagos. So we are talking of freedom to have access to exactly how they are running our government.
“In the last 20 years, Lagos has spent some N7 trillion, and we are asking what have we got for N7 trillion? Are we getting value for money?
“Out of that N7 trillion, there is a private company that takes a percentage of that N7 trillion, and we are asking, for what purpose? There is private company fund collector, Alphabeta or whatever, collects that much.
“We don’t even know what the percentage is; it could be 12 percent, 10 percent, it could be 8 percent.”
When asked if the company was legal or not, he said “it is not about being legal, it is about being moral, because if you tell me that of every amount of money that Lagos spends, there is a private company that is collecting, and I am asking, that is taxpayers money, why should it be, to what purpose?”
“It is against standard practice because we don’t see what they are doing and we don’t even know what the percentage is, and I don’t see value for money, so its freedom from that.”


Speaking of his relationship with Bola Tinubu, a former governor of Lagos state and a strong godfather in the state, Agbaje said he has no feud with Tinubu.
He adds that Tinubu is his friend, but they disagree on principle and brands of democracy.
“There was never a feud, I think it is very wrong to say that there was a feud, there has never been a feud,” Agbaje added.
Asked if it was anger that made him leave Tinubu’s camp, he said “it wasn’t about anger, it was about principle, don’t forget that even after that, offers were given to me, it is not about that, it is about principles. I don’t have any feud with anybody”.
When asked if they are still friends, Agbaje said “yes, we were political associates, we were in the same camp, and in 2007, I felt the way democracy was being practiced by him was not the way I understood democracy to be practiced, so I took an option to opt out”.
Agbaje said traffic situation has gotten worse, waste management has been abandoned, and he called on Lagosians to choose between one man’s Lagos and the people’s Lagos.

https://www.thecable.ng/agbaje-tinubu-is-my-friend-but-id-free-lagos-from-alphabeta

I wish Lagos to be delivered from the stranglehold of Tinubu like Oyo State was delivered from the then "strongman of Ibadan politics" called Adedibu. Will it happen in 2019? I'm not very convinced because Jimi seem unprepared for the campaign. While Sanwoolu is criss-crossing the length and breadth of Lagos selling his candidacy, Jimi has yet to find his footing.

La a.lasticlala, Myy.nd44

Daviddson:
I wish Lagos to be delivered from the stranglehold of Tinubu like Oyo State was delivered from the strongman of Ibadan called Adedibu. Will it happen in 2019? I'm not very convinced because Jimi seem unprepared for the campaign. While Sanwoolu is criss-crossing the length and breadth of Lagos selling his candidacy, Jimi has yet to find his footing.

Lalasticlala, Mynd44

After the death of Adedibu

kkkk

The contest seems like it’s going to be competitive in Lagos again! Jimi had a huge reception the other day which sounded like a message to APC

Let me see d stunt this man wants to pull,,, Lagos will not be easy in 2019

But you have been saying this every 4 years untill the children of hate turn you to Jedi Jedi seller you won't have sense.


The only people needing your freedom now are kwarans

U will die trying.

Buhari till 2023

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I hope this chemist, has not been taking the drugs he is selling without prescription.

Is not impossible for Jimi to win, but it will take something of about level 8 on the richer scale

Like I said earlier, I admire Jimi's tenacity even in the face of inevitable defeat.

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Meanwhile, visit Lagos!!!!

The options for Lagosian in 2019

1st term for Jimi Agbaje and a chance for a fresh start

Or

6th term for Bola Tinubu aka Jagaban through sanwo-Olu.


#JimiAgbaje2019

Hmmmm.

Deathstroke00:
U will die trying.

Buhari till 2023

since all these years that Buhari has been on sit all these years,what has he done to your family...both Buhari and atiku are corruption....in stead of us to seat and think of better things like the youth should rule the nation..it those half dead men you guys are fighting for..RUBBISH

This guy wants to waste money again

Proudlyngwa:

I hope this chemist, has not been taking the drugs he is selling without prescription.

I sorry for u sir, but u have to push more harder for ur dream to come thru on dis

TheAngry1:
Meanwhile, visit Lagos!!!!

why can't you show areas like Abule Egba

As a lagosian, the only benefit I will get from voting agbaje is not having Tinubu protégé as Governor.

Not good enough, he should tell us more than just his desire to defeat Tinubu, his opponent is sanwo, sanwo is busy saying what he will do but agbaje isn't,

About time too

Finally...
Let me sit and cross my leg with my team
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The “every 4 years Daraprim dosage” guy, Just Kidding Jimi Agbaje, is at it again.

He would be trounced emphatically by Babajide Sanwo-Olu on March 2, 2019 and he will run to his Apapa hole again and wait to have his chemist (can’t call it a pharmacy) win contracts for supply of drugs to Lagos state hospitals from the same APC structure of Tinubu and Sanwo-Olu.

He will return again in August 2022 to re-ignite his every 4-years scam again!

Jester. Clown. Oniranu.

Long overdue

But BMC whose future is being mortgaged would think otherwise cos the chains look like bracelet on their wrists.

i learnt that he is the major drugs/medicine supplier to all Lagos State owned hospital,LUTH,LASUTH,LASUUTH etc,all is rant na bobo

Jimi my man.. Wagbayi!!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GIzgzmooyFM